Garment-stay



(NoModeL) R. B. WHEELER.

GARMENT STAY.

No. 379,882. Patented Mar. 20, 1888.

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PATENT ROSCOE B. WHEELER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GARMENT-STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,882, dated March20, 1888.

Serial No. 247,268. (No model.)

Be it known that I, RoscoE B. WHEELER, a citizen of the United States,residing at De troit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Stays andMethod of Attaching the Same; and I do declare the following to beafull,clear,and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accom panying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to garment-stays; and it consists of a flexiblestiffening-blade provided on one side with a covering of guttaperchatissue and on the opposite side with a sheet or covering of textilefabric, the parts being cemented together by the application of heat. Astay thus produced may be permanently united to an open seam of agarment by placing it centrally over the open seam, with the adhesiveside in contact with the overturned marginal portions of said seam, andapplying a heated iron to the fabriocovered side of saidstiffening-blade. The heat causes the gutta-percha tissue to enter theinterstices of the fabric and firmly secure said stay to the garmentwithout the aid of stitching, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth, and the essential features of the invention particularly pointedout in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is an isometrical view of a portion of a garment having my improvedstay attached to the open seam thereof. Fig. 2 is an isometrical view ofthe stay proper. Fig. 3 is a view of the stay, showing the adhesive orgutta-perchatissue covering thereon. Fig. 4 is a modification incross-section of a lined garment having the stay attached to the openseam thereof. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of Fig. 1, taken on dotted linea; to, showing the stiffening-blade provided with two sheets ofgutta-percha tissue. Fig. 6 is an elevation showing by dotted lines thestay attached to the inner face of a jersey or seamless jacket.

With reference to the drawings, H represents a portion of a garment, inwhich Q shows the open seam and h h the overturned marginal portions.

S represents my improved stay, which consists of a metallic or flexiblestiffening-blade, D, to which is attached a sheet or coating ofgutta-percha tissue, Z, on one side thereof.

F shows a sheet or covering of textile fabric, which is placed againstsaid gutta'percha tissue and on the opposite side or face of saidstiffeningblade, and with the gutta-percha tissue extends a slightdistance beyond the ends and edges of the stiffening-blade, forming theprojections or marginal adhesive portions t t a c thereto, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. By applying heat the parts are securely united and thestiffening-blade retained in position.

A stay constructed as above described may be readily and permanentlysecured to a garment by simply placing the stay with the adhesive orgutta-percha-tissue-covered face in contact with the fabric garment andapplying a heated iron to the upper surface or fabriccovered side ofsaid stay, which will cause the gutta-percha tissue to unite the parts,as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

To attach the stay to the open seam of a garment, it is laid centrallyand longitudinally over said seam, as shown in Fig. l, the marginalportionsttof the stay lying upon the overturned marginal portions h ofsaid seam, and is secured or cemented in such position by theapplication of heat, as before stated.

In Fig. 4 I show the stay attached to an open seam of a garment havingthe usual lining, a, and in such cases it is intended (unless the fabric is too thick) that the gutta-percha tissue will pass through theinterstices of the outer or dress fabric (which forms part of the openseam) and enter the interstices of the lining fabric, thus securing allthe parts.

The stay herein described is especially adapted as a stiffening forladies sacks, basques, and jackets, and can be readily attached tojerseys, which, being knit, have no seams. (See Fig. 6.) The stays thusattached prevent the jersey or jacket from working up over the hips andkeep the garment in its proper position.

The advantages of this stay over those previously patented are: First,it may be attached to an open seam of a garment by simply applying heat,and, second, it may be attached to any seamless garment withoutstitching, which is a great desideratum in such articles as a jersey.

With this statement of advantages, I claim- A garment-stay consisting ofa flexible blade garment by the application of heat, substanhaving atextile covering on one side and a tially as described. [Ogutta-percha-tissue coating or covering 0n the In testimony whereofI'affix my signature in opposite side, the said gutta-percha tissuebepresence of two witnesses.

5 ing adherent to the blade and to the textile ROSOOE B. WHEELER.

covering upon each edge thereof, whereby the blade is retained in placeand the stay is adapted to be attached to the open seam of a Witnesses:

W. Q. HUNT, B. F. WHEELER.

